WFMU Worst Song Contest!

The Election is over for the worst pop song of the post-war era!

The Final Results

For many a moon our pseudo-scientific researchers have quested to find
the answer to this pressing problem:

What exactly is the worst pop song of the post-war era?

Now, thanks to your help, we have the answer to that question.

Our criteria for the nominees: the song can't just be bad, because bad
songs can be mighty entertaining. It should have received a lot of radio
airplay in its day, and it must have no redeeming value whatsoever. Bad,
hackneyed melodies, insipid or dopey lyrics, overblown production or
horrifying keyboard solos are all assets here. Novelty songs don't count,
as they constitute a different, distinct brand of putridness.

The voting was broken up into several contests, with individual results
tallied below for your perusal.